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National Register of Historic Places NFS Form 10-900 (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NFS use only National Register of Historic Places received "^ Inventory Nomination Form date entered See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries complete applicable sections_______________ 1. Name historic Wardman Park Annex and Arcade and/or common Wardman Tower and Arcade 2. Location street & number 2600 Woodley N.W. JL-_ not for publication "Walter E. Pauntroy city, town Washington .A. vicinity of congressional district Delegate state District of Columbia code 11 county District of Columbia code 001 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use district public x occupied agriculture museum X building(s) x private unoccupied commercial park structure both work in progress educational X private residence site Public Acquisition Accessible entertainment religious object in process yes: restricted government scientific N . A . being considered _JL_ yes: unrestricted industrial transportation no military other: name Washington Sheraton Corporation street & number 260 Woodley Road, N.W. city, town Washington state D.C. 20008 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Recorder of Deeds street & number 6th and D Streets, N.W. city, town Washington state District of Columbia 6. Representation in Existing Surveys District of Columbia©s Inventory title of Historic Sites has this property been determined eligible? yes no date January 5, 1979 federal state county local Historic Preservation Division depository for survey records Department of Cnnsumpr and Rpgnlat.nry Affaire city,town Washington state District of Columbia 7. Description Condition Check one Check one X excellent deteriorated X unaltered X original site good ruins altered moved date fair unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The following description was included in the Application for Landmark designation for the Wardman Park Annex (Wardman Tower) and Arcade submitted to the Joint Committee on Landmarks by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3-C, dated August 3, 1978: The Wardman Park Annex rises above Connecticut Avenue from its hilltop site at the intersection of Woodley Road, N.W. Its height--140 feet above street level--has made it a landmark along Connecticut Avenue since its erection and provides its residents with splendid views across Rock Creek Park and the City, The structure is composed of four eight-story wings radiating spoke-like from a central octagonal tower. The arrangement provides all rooms with exterior views and gives the building its distinctive cruciform shape. The Annex was designed in 1928 by Mihran Mesrobian, an architect in the firm of builder Harry Wardman. Mesrobian was also the designer of the Sheraton Carl ton and the Hay Adams, two other luxury hotels located in downtown Washington. The architect used English Colonial Revival details in contrasting white wood and stone to ornament the eight nearly-identical facades of his red-brick building. The choice of style, colors, materials, and the radiating wing design were part of a conscious effort to blend the new building with the main red brick hotel building erected by Wardman in 1917-18 and located immediately to the west on the same property. The Annex sits on a terrace twenty-four feet above street level and the roofline is an additional 90 feet above grade. The central octagonal core, which houses the building©s service facilities, rises 25i feet above the roof and is topped by an open ironwork globe. The wings are divided horizontally by two stone belt courses and a stone water table. Vertical accents include projecting bays, tiers of balconies, and tall decorative chimneys. Corners of the wih©gs and©bays are set off by brick quoining, and each wing is capped with a bracketed mansard roof. Centered at the ;end of each of the wings are a series of semi-circular balconies, rising above an elaborate two-story semi-circular portico supported by four Corinthian columns and two Corinthian pilasters. Recessed French doors, flanked by smaller sidelights, open onto the balconies at each level. Rusticated brickwork extending through the first six stories sets the balcony area off from the remainder of the facade. At the seventh floor, the balcony is flanked by a pair of rectangular stone plaques, embellished with carvings of draped classical figures, The rectangular eighth floor balcony is set into the mansard roof and supported by carved brackets that project slightly beyond the bracketed cornice of the building. It is shielded beneath a pedimented gable which acts as a large central dormer and is flanked by carved volutes. Ionic columns in antis frame the opening which is crowned by a circular window in the pediment. Single windows with eight-over-eight lights flank the balconies on floors one through seven. Dormers with two-over-two lights flank the eighth floor balcony. (Continued on NPS Form 10-900-a) Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below __ prehistoric archeology-prehistoric community planning landscape architecture__ religion __1400-1499 archeology-historic conservation law __ science __1500-1599 agriculture economics literature __ sculpture __1600-1699 architecture education military __ social/ __1700-1799 art engineering music humanitarian __1800-1899 commerce exploration/settlement philosophy __ theater X 1900- communications industry politics/government __ transportation invention x other (specify) social history Specific dates 1928 Builder/Architect Harry Wardman/Mihran Mesrobian Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Wardman Park Annex (Wardman Tower) and Arcade has been designated by the Joint Committee on Landmarks of the National Capital as a Category II Historic Landmark in the District of Columbia©s Inventory of Historic Sites. The building, which retains its integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, is associatted with the lives of persons significant in our past and its embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and period of construction. The Wardman Park Annex and Arcade form a notable example of English Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed by Mihran Mesrobian, an architect noted for his luxury hotels, for developer Harry Wardman. It was one of the most important buildings constructed by Wardman, the prominent and prolific builder responsible for much of the early-twentieth century development in Washington. The Wardman Park Annex dominates the6 skyline and is dramatically sited above Connecticut Avenue, N.W. It serves as a visual anchjlf and entrance to the Woodley Park neighborhood,, an area with many Wardman houses. As a residential hotel, the Wardman Park Annex served as an official address for many socially and politically prominent Washingtonians, including presidents, vice-presidents, cabinet members, chief justices, and senators. The original Wardman Park Hotel has been recently replaced by the new Sheraton Park Hotel. The Wardman Park Annex and Arcade were renovated and retained as part of the building program. The Arcade continues to serve its original function as a link between the two sections of the hotel. A glass extension at the west end of the Arcade (as seen in the attached photograph) links the Arcade to the new hotel. The Arcade and the Annex, therefore, remain intact while being visually separated and distinct from the new construction. The following information was included in the Application for Landmark Designation for the Wardman Park Annex (Wardman Tower) and Arcade submitted to the Joint Committee on Landmarks by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3-C 9 dated August 3, 1978: The Wardman Tower has been a visual anchor and neighborhood landmark since it was constructed in 1928 on the promontory at the southwest corner of Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road. Originally called the Wardman Park Annex, the Tower was designed as an apartment hotel addition to the Wardman Park Hotel (now the Sheraton Park Hotel), Over the years, it has been the Washington home of Congressmen, government officials, and diplomats as well as many other celebrities of the nation©s capital. (Continued on NPS Form 10-900-a) 9. Major Bibliographical References See attached sheet. 10. Geographical Data ArrA*gp «f nnminatPri pmp*rty approximately 2.7 acres oiiarfrangi* narn* Washington West, D.C.-MD-VA ouadranniP M«b, 1:24000 UMT References A |l,8| 1312,119,8,01 |4,3 1|0|2,4,0| B , | j , ©[_!_ II , 1 , , 1 Zone Easting North ing Zone Easting Northing Cl | 1 1 1 , 1 , , 1 | , i I i i ! i i i 1 1 i 1 i It, , I , , I El , 1 1 1 , 1 , , 1 1 , , | 1 1 1 F| , 1 1 1 , LJ_ ii, , | , , i Gl , 1 1 1 , 1 , , 1 1 , I 1 1 > 1 H| , | | | , | ill! , 1 ! ! 1 Verbal boundary description and justification . See NFS Form 10-900-a. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state N.A. code county code state code county code 11. Form Prepared By name/title Anne H. Adams Historic Preservation Division organization Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affaffif. June 1983 street & number 1133 North Capitol Street, N.E. telephone (202) 535-1282 cityortown Washington state District of Columbia 20002 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: __ national _*_ state __ local As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. State Historic Preservation Officer signature___ Director title Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 111©! * ForNPS useonly I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register date i K, i Keeper of the National Register Attest? Chief of Reg 1st rat ion NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No.
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